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Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi has said that activities of artisanal and small scale miners in the country would be formalized to ensure sustainable development of the mineral resources and enhance the sector’s contribution to national economic growth. Fayemi said this in Ilorin at the Opening Ceremony …

A bill seeking equal right for men and women in Federal Republic of Nigeria failed to scale through second reading in Senate. This would be the third time the bill has been rejected by the Federal lawmakers. This bill is titled a bill for an act to incorporate and enforce …

The Central African nation of Equatorial Guinea has conferred its highest national honours on President Muhammadu Buhari. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Tuesday, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President was conferred with the national honour in Malabo, on Monday, for his personal integrity, exemplary …

Following the terrorist attack on a beach resort in Ivory Coast which claimed the lives of 16 foreign nationals, including tourists, security has been heightened at prominent hotels, shopping malls and other key places in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), particularly those frequented by foreign nationals and high-profile Nigerians. Six …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has cautioned the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), against allowing the All Progressives Congress (APC) introduce fake corps members to serve as presiding officers. Speaking when he received the Rivers State Coordinator of the NYSC, Mr Henry Enyenihi, Governor Wike said …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Tuesday, directed that stability test be conducted on all building constructed by the Lekki Gardens to ascertain their structural integrity, saying that any building found to be defective will be demolished. The Governor who addressed Government House Correspondents at the Lagos House, Ikeja, shortly …

Ahead of the re-run polls scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hold in Rivers State on Saturday, March 19th, 2016, the Rivers State Government has petitioned the governments of 50 countries of the world demanding global surveillance on the process to ensure the conduct of a free, …

Imo state Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has charged the Senate Committee on the Niger Delta Development commission (NDDC) to look into the gross marginalization of the state by the commission and take steps to ensure that the anomaly is corrected in the new dispensation. Governor Okorocha spoke when the members …

Dr. Dakuku Adolphus Peterside has assumed duty as the Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). According to a statement, Tuesday, by Hajia Lami Tumaka, Head, Public Relations, NIMASA, new DG who arrived the NIMASA Head Office on 4 Burma Road Apapa, Tuesday, March 15, 2016, …

The former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has dragged the Federal Government before the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice over his continued detention without trial since December 2015. Dasuki who was rearrested by the operatives of the Department of State Security …

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Monday, visited the National Assembly Clinic located in Area 11, Abuja and promised members of staff that the present National Assembly will provide all the necessary support that will put the health institution in a position to offer world class medicare for …

Sokoto government has set up a technical committee for the establishment of a new fertiliser plant in the state. The plant will be established by Prime Gold Fertiliser and Chemical Company, an indigenous company based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Inaugurating the committee in Sokoto Tuesday, the Secretary to the …

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said that the country’s solid minerals sector is currently being repositioned to meet the Federal Government’s plan to diversify the economy and create jobs through the sector. Fayemi said the major focus of the ministry is to ensure that the solid …

Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, Monday, relocated general traders Mile 12 traders as well as those in the Ram Market from the Kara area to Ogere. The process, which commenced last Friday, saw the state government providing the traders with about 300 hectares of land in Ogere. The relocation follows …

Oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), earned about $323.55 million, or N64.71 billion from the export of gas in January, according to data obtained from the Corporation. A liquefied natural gas carrier arrives at an Exxon Mobil terminal off Porto Levante. gas …

Workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) have challenged Minister of Information and Culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed to a public debate on the problems in the power sector, following the minister’s accusation of the workers of sabotaging government’s efforts at improving the sector. In a …

As the three days given by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, for his ministry to end the lingering fuel scarcity expired, Monday, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has said that the ongoing fuel scarcity in the country will continue until …

With the support of the National Assembly, Nigeria intends to sign the United Nations Agreement on Zero Routing Gas Flaring by 2030, according to Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. A statement by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant-Media & Publicity in the Office of the Vice President, Prof. Osinbajo further …

An anti-corruption coalition, Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to commence investigation into the alleged diversion of N1.5bn by the Federal Capital Territory administration. In a petition signed by the group’s chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju and made available to newsmen, the coalition …

Ebonyi State Government has earmarked over N250 million to check the lassa fever outbreak in the state. It would be recalled that last week, Governor David Umahi declared state of emergency in the health sector following the increasing cases of lassa fever in the state. However, on Thursday night, Umahi …

More commendations and accolades have continued to trail Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano who is on the verge of marking two years in office by March 17, 2016 with the latest coming from the Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Moses Ekpo who described the development strides of …

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Monday, arraigned Femi Ogunlowo and his five companies before Justice R.I.B Adebiyi of the Lagos High Court on 10-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence and forgery. The accused was arrested by the EFCC following a petition dated 5th of August, …

Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that it is difficult to get a replacement who can match the outstanding performance of its former party spokesperson, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. APC Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun said this, Monday, at a briefing with newsmen at the party secretariat in Abuja. According to …

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has said the continuous sharing of experience with Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) from other countries will strengthen the electoral process and deepen democracy. He made the assertion when he received the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Zenner at the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on member nations of the African Petroleum Producers Association (APPA) to fast track collaborative efforts geared towards ensuring maximum utilization of the huge gas infrastructure in the continent. Buhari, at the opening ceremony of the 6th African Petroleum Congress and Exhibition on Monday in Abuja, …